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lightweight

light·weight
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lahyt-weyt]
    • /ˈlaɪtˌweɪt/
    • /ˈlaɪt.weɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lahyt-weyt]
    • /ˈlaɪtˌweɪt/

Definitions of lightweight word

  • adjective lightweight light in weight. 1
  • adjective lightweight being lighter in weight, texture, etc., than another item or object of identical use, quality, or function: a lightweight topcoat; a lightweight alloy for ship construction. 1
  • adjective lightweight without seriousness of purpose; trivial or trifling: lightweight reading. 1
  • adjective lightweight of or relating to a lightweight: He's the new lightweight contender. 1
  • adjective lightweight (of a horse, especially a hunter) able to carry up to 165 pounds (75 kg). 1
  • noun lightweight a person of less than average weight. 1

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Origin of lightweight

First appearance:

before 1765
One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1765-75; light2 + weight

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Lightweight

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

lightweight popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

lightweight usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for lightweight

adj lightweight

  • slight — small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
  • failing — Slang. an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance: Their app update is a massive fail. the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way: His online post is full of fail. a person who fails in this way.
  • incompetent — not competent; lacking qualification or ability; incapable: an incompetent candidate.
  • trifling — of very little importance; trivial; insignificant: a trifling matter.
  • foolish — resulting from or showing a lack of sense; ill-considered; unwise: a foolish action, a foolish speech.

adjective lightweight

  • frivolous — characterized by lack of seriousness or sense: frivolous conduct.
  • insubstantial — not substantial or real; lacking substance: an insubstantial world of dreams.
  • frothy — of, like, or having froth; foamy.
  • imponderous — (obsolete) imponderable.

noun lightweight

  • small fry — child
  • little man — the common or ordinary person.
  • pawn — to deposit as security, as for money borrowed, especially with a pawnbroker: He raised the money by pawning his watch.

Antonyms for lightweight

adj lightweight

  • useful — being of use or service; serving some purpose; advantageous, helpful, or of good effect: a useful member of society.
  • consequential — Consequential means the same as consequent.
  • important — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
  • significant — important; of consequence.
  • big — A big person or thing is large in physical size.

adjective lightweight

  • serious — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.

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